Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Koloi: a people near the Caucasus. Hekataios in his Asia. The foothills of the Caucasus are called the 'Kolika' mountains. The country is 'Kolike'.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
Κῶλοι, ἔθνος πρὸς τῷ Καυκάσῳ. Ἑκαταῖος Ἀσίᾳ. αἱ δὲ ὑπώρειαι τοῦ Καυκάσου καλοῦνται Κωλικὰ ὄρη. ἡ χώρα Κωλική.
* Τὰ εἰς 'λος' δισύλλαβα εἴτε κύρια εἴτε προσηγορικὰ τῷ 'ω' παραληγόμενα περισπᾶται, Κῶλος ἔθνος πρὸς τῷ Καυκάσῳ. Ἑκαταῖος Ἀσίᾳ. Σκῶλος πόλις Βοιωτίας. Στῶλος πόλις ἐν Θρᾴκῃ. Τμῶλος, ὃς κατὰ ποιητικὸν μετασχηματισμὸν Τύμωλος. Πῶλος τὸ κύριον καὶ τὸ προσηγορικόν, μῶλος, βῶλος, κῶλος. Χῶλος τὸ κύριον. τὰ δὲ ἐπιθετικὰ ὀξύνεται, χωλός, ψωλός. Τὰ εἰς…